All I can detect from the marketing is variable line widths. And....well, I don't know so the marketing is pants, its not telling me what IS ACTUALLY NEW. So I suspect it amounts to very little
Where are the beta guys? Whats actually new?
When I download the trial will I find a lot of historical buges fixed?
The critical Color Picker issue has been fixed that is the most important. Calling CorelDRAW 2023 is for new purchases ONLY. for the rest of us Its a bug fix with a new tool .
I can see from a certain perspective that this is just a bug fix version. If you only use one or two new features there's not much for you.
Out of the 24 features I'll use about half. So I am OK with it as a new version. However the other half that I don't use have been sought after by others, especially the web file formats, the collaboration features and the iOS app. It just doesn't mean much to you and me.
On the other hand the eyedropper in the properties and find replace dockers was something I never used. I did however strongly suggest a fix. The (what's turning out to be) a massive performance boosts is a fix I support in its entirety.
It's a matter of perspective did we get what benifits us. I'm in it for the long haul, so since I'm far more advanced a user and in a more mature position in my profession I see features that suit changing conditions as good for the future of the application.